The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-09-24

tner Shipment may possibly he
made this season.
THE MOUNTAIN CHIEF
Is owned by Messrs. Peterson, Post
and Hickey, and is making a good
showing. A tunnel is being run
with the expectation of striking the
ledge at "a distance Of 80 feet. The
ore is heavy galena, assaying an
average of 100 ounces and from 40
to 80 per cent. in lead.
the ALLEGHANAY
Is another property owned by
Messrs. Rhoades & Elliott, and is
making good showing, ore being
found a large quantity on the sur
face, with considerable carbonate.
1t lies north of the Franklin, and
a prospecting tunnel is being run.
No ore has been shipped from this
claim as yet, but it will send out a
good supply when extracting COM
mences.
THE sEAFOAM DISTRICT
Lies eight miles from Sheep Noun
tain, down the river, and has a
number of locations, prominent
among them being the White Goat,
Lucky Friday and Birdie Il, all
owned by Messrs. Baldwin & Bell,
pioneers of the district, who with a
number of men have been hard al
work all the season developing their
claims and performed a great
amount of labor. A shipment of
ore will arrive here in about two
weeks from these claims. Parties
in Bonanza are becoming greatly
interested in the country, and are
securing some good properties. AT
present, Bonanza is doing more OF
less business with the district, and
a petition has been lately gotten
up asking for the establishment OF
a mail route to and from that point
and the Sheep mountain country
The Troyhandy claim, owned by
John Mason and William Girard
promises to become one of the good
locations of SeafOam. A vein Of
ore, we'll defined, has been struck
showing from assays made, to run
from 179 to $50 ounces in silver
and containing some little lead. The
claim is favorably situated, and
with the small amount Of work
done the outlook for the future il
considered very encouraging.
THE GREYHOUND DISTRICT
Lies northwest of SeafOam, 81,
miles distant, and already boasts o
number of good claims. Thu
GREYHOUND, after which the distric
, takes its name, being the principa
one. Assays Of ore show a value
all the way from 100 to 2O,OO'
&. ounces in silver, stratas Of the or
showing black sulpherets, chloride
] and rich carbOnates. a small ship
l ment has been made to Bonanza
giving good results. The Dale.
! brothers, Manuel FOntas, Messrs
S Farley and Bowling. and a pros
a pector named Stod1ard, from Sill
yer City, are operating in the dis
trict, and all seem we'll satisfies
! with the outlook and sanguine tina
o the entire Sheep mountain countr
; will soon be a great mining camp
q rivaling the CGur d Alene and othe
. regions now so widely spoken of.
q GENERAL NOTES.
i. The old Saphronia claim has bee
e relocated by James Kerlee and, no
j. shows an ore ledge of four feet i
n width, carrying SO ounces in silve
q and 80 per cent. lead.
s Across Rapid river, two mile
!, from the Mountain King Location
d several good claims are bein
O worked. The ore averages IL
d ounces in silver and 40 per cen
$ lead.
!. Chris Morler e. Co. of BOnanz
e have a good claim in the Josephu
q one that will make a good retur
IS when properly developed.
n Snow at Junction is general
three feet deep during the wint'
months.
Postal facilities are an actu
) necessity i'm the new camp. Me-
y year there will be many newcome
"a i'm the various camps, and a pos
u office ut some central point d
- mandcd.
y The entire Sheep mountain tra'
- can be diverted to Ketchum |
= having a wagon road constructed
l. Junction. The investment will p:
- for itself in one season.
re The Beer We Drink.
il A carload of 40 empty beer kee
ID returned to the Salt Lake Brewil
in Company, was sent out on Mo
day. This represents about Il
amount consumed here in two wee
70 of this article but is only about t
N per cent of the actual quaint
cc drank, the remaining 80 per Gel
A being bottled beer. The A. Fish
el Company also sells large quaint
II of the wholesome beverage a
d taking it all around Ketchum mu
ID be working up considerable of a